AirAsia X posts 8% rise in passengers in 4Q19

KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia X Bhd’s (AirAsia X) number of passengers carried during the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19) increased eight per cent to 1.61 million passengers from the same period last year.

While seat capacity was up by four per cent year-on-year (YoY) to 1.99 million during the quarter, available seats per kilometre (ASK) capacity increased marginally by one per cent to 9.21 million on the back of a shorter stage length following the network realignment exercise.